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  • Toyota Australia BHP Land Cruiser 70 EV electric vehicle Eddy Haegel Edgar Basto

    Toyota Land Cruiser 70 gets EV upgrade

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jun 8, 2023

    Mining giant BHP and Toyota Australia have teamed up to convert the Land Cruiser 70, a rugged and retro Toyota workhorse in Australia, to an electric truck that will retain the toughness for which this vehicle is renowned but without the exhaust that comes with the typical 4.5-liter diesel V8 engine. Available in SUV and pickup versions, the Land Cruiser 70 has been produced in Australia since 1984 and is a popular vehicle in the mines there. An electric Land Cruiser 70 is...

  • BHP Group Nickel West partnership Toyota Panasonic Kaizen EV nickel sulfate EV

    Toyota, Panasonic cut deal for BHP nickel

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 12, 2022

    Toyota Motor Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are the latest electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery manufacturers to sign an agreement to acquire nickel sulfate from the new production plant at BHP's Nickel West operation in Western Australia. Just last week, BHP announced that it has produced the first nickel sulfate crystals at a new plant slated to yield 100,000 metric tons of the 99.99% pure nickel sulfate needed for lithium-ion batteries each year. Further details on this...